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2 weeks ago |
thecooldown.com | Tina Deines
Two California women are suing Newell Brands, the maker of Rubbermaid, saying the company failed to disclose that its products may release microplastics into food. The class-action lawsuit alleges that the company has misrepresented some of its containers as "microwave safe," "microwave reheatable," and "freezer safe," even though they pose a danger of leaching microplastics into food when microwaved or frozen.
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2 weeks ago |
thecooldown.com | Tina Deines
Ohio mom Amanda Rowoldt could have just driven away when she saw black smoke billowing from a plant in the distance, but she didn't. She took a video of the plume, which became a catalyst for change against dangerous pollution in her community. Her story was highlighted in the Environmental Defense Fund's Vital Signs newsletter, which explained that upon cracking her window to take the video, Rowoldt became nauseated and dizzy and developed a headache.
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2 weeks ago |
thecooldown.com | Tina Deines
Scientists are calling attention to how plastics on land and in the sea could be warming the Earth more than we realized. The Washington Post reported on new research from the Plastics & Climate Project, which analyzed hundreds of studies about how plastics contribute to the overheating of our planet.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Tina Deines
A new study has discovered evidence that the presence of microplastics in river water could influence microbial communities, leading to more pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes. What's happening? The research team collected water samples from the Oder River, which flows over 522 miles through Czechia, Germany, and Poland, putting them in sanitized containers and adding pre-drained sediment and microplastic particles.
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3 weeks ago |
thecooldown.com | Tina Deines
Disadvantaged communities are bearing the brunt of pollution caused by a warehouse expansion across New York, new research says. The nonprofit environmental group Earthjustice summarized a report from the Environmental Defense Fund and ElectrifyNY coalition, which found that disadvantaged populations — including Black, Hispanic/Latino, low-income, and limited English communities — are being disproportionately impacted by a warehouse boom in New York.
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